Meow Wolf Surreal TTRPG Tavers Smashes Crowdfunding Goals in 24 Hours
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
Meow Wolf and publisher Exalted Funeral launched a Kickstarter for Tavers: The Meow Wolf Roleplaying Game, surpassing its funding goal in under 24 hours and offering players a surreal tabletop experience rooted in the arts company's famous immersive installations.
Meow Wolf is bringing its signature brand of surreal, labyrinthine art installations to the tabletop space. According to a report by Polygon, the immersive arts company launched a Kickstarter campaign on March 4 for Tavers: The Meow Wolf Roleplaying Game, and the project more than doubled its initial $50,000 funding goal in less than 24 hours. Designed by Exalted Funeral, the team behind Land of Eem, the game lets players step into the bizarre, dimension hopping lore of Meow Wolf without needing to visit a physical location in Houston or Las Vegas. Players take on the role of tavers, individuals capable of bending reality and opening portals using raw creative energy, encountering everything from space truckers to a massive transdimensional hamster kaiju across five distinct story arcs.
The project leans heavily into creative physical design to capture the handcrafted aesthetic of the real world installations. Players and storytellers share a collaborative sheet for note-taking and drawing, and the game introduces a spatial mechanic where items must be Tetris-like blocks fitted onto a box on the character sheet. While the rules are streamlined enough to welcome newcomers who might only know Meow Wolf through its physical exhibits, the rich worldbuilding offers plenty of depth for veteran tabletop fans. Premium backer tiers have already seen heavy demand, with a $295 bundle that included early access tickets to the upcoming Los Angeles Meow Wolf exhibit selling out almost immediately.
This rapid crowdfunding success highlights the ongoing crossover between physical entertainment spaces, immersive arts, and tabletop gaming culture. For players who treat campaign settings as expansive social hubs and interactive storytelling mediums, Tavers offers a fresh playground that blends narrative freedom with striking artistic presentation. The Kickstarter campaign runs through April 4, with physical books, custom tokens, dice, and an original soundtrack slated for delivery in December 2026. You can read the original coverage over at Polygon.
Tags: Tabletop, Meow Wolf, Kickstarter, TTRPG, Exalted Funeral
Original article: Polygon